Data absence hampers poverty reduction efforts in the Caribbean

THE absence of up-to-date poverty and inequality data in the Caribbean leaves thousands, if not millions, unseen and unheard, undermining progress toward improving lives and ending poverty. On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we emphasise the urgent need to measure poverty in order to inform corrective policy measures, ensuring that no one in the Caribbean is left behind.

The Data Gap

In the Caribbean, understanding poverty and exactly who is affected and how, in order to inform corrective policy measures, is inhibited by the absence of data. Many Caribbean countries simply do not collect the data to measure and monitor poverty and inequality.

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